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lentil definition

len·til (lent′'l)

noun

  1. an Old World plant (Lens culinaris) of the pea family with small, edible seeds shaped like biconvex lenses
  2. the seed of this plant

Etymology: ME < OFr lentille < L lenticula, dim. of lens, lentil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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